Alright, I've gone ahead and changed out the text a little bit.…All in the name of creating a better design.…But it's still white set to the difference mode.…So it's always going to invert everything behind it.…In this movie, I'm going to show you how to work…with the last four blend modes, hue, saturation, color and luminosity.…But you're generally best understood from the bottom up.…Here's what's going on.…These modes break up the color spectrum into…hue, saturation and luminosity.…And just by way of a recap hue is the…base color traced around the parameter of the big color wheel.…

Whether it's an RGB color wheel or in this case, something closer to the lab color…wheel like the one we discussed a couple…of chapters ago when we were looking at color.…Saturation is the intensity of the color, from drab grey…all the way up to vivid red or vivid yellow or…vivid what have you.…And then luminosity is brightness as measured from black to white.…And, of course, all the range of grays and intermediate colors in between.…

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9/26/2014

Released

9/24/2013

This course is the third in a four-part series devoted to mastering the premiere graphics creation application, Adobe Illustrator. Industry pro Deke McClelland takes a project-based learning approach to the key features in Illustrator CC, including Recolor Artwork, transparency, masks, blend modes, strokes and fills, and dynamic effects. The course also covers techniques for creating custom gradients, designing logos, generating photorealistic neon text, and wrapping type around objects. Plus, Deke shows how to call up the most essential features by organizing your workspace and employing time-saving keyboard shortcuts, how to manage the color settings, and how to adjust a few settings to make the program work even better.

Topics include:

Installing dekeKeys, Deke's free custom keyboard shortcuts

Understanding the color-managed workflow

Creating a multicolor blend

Establishing a clipping mask

Blending different levels of opacity

Combining a letterform with a path outline

Warping logo type around a circle

Adding neon blur and bokeh in Photoshop

Mixing and matching color harmonies

Recoloring artwork

Working with the Calligraphic, Scatter, and Art Brushes

Creating translucency

Editing attributes in the Appearance panel

Adjusting and updating dynamic effects

Skill Level Advanced

11h 35m

Duration

430,799

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Q: This course was updated on 09/26/2014. What changed?

A: Deke updated 7 movies to reflect changes in the 2014 version of Illustrator CC. The movies cover Illustrator preferences, updates to blends, and more. Make sure to watch the revised movies (marked "UPDATED") to stay up to date.